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Agricultural chemicals

Includes chemicals designed for agricultural use for protection of crops from fungus and insects, as well as for the growth and protection of plants.

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methoxychlor

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Pesticide that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life.

methyl orange alkalinity

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A measure of the total alkalinity in a water sample in which the color of methyl orange reflects the change in level.

microbial growth

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The amplification or multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, diatoms, plankton, and fungi.

microbial pesticide

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A microorganism that is used to kill a pest, but is of minimum toxicity to humans.

microclimate

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. Localized climate conditions within an urban area or neighborhood. 2. The climate around a tree or shrub or a stand of trees.

microenvironmental method

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A method for sequentially assessing exposure for a series of microenvironments that can be approximated by constant concentrations of a stressor.

microenvironments

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Well-defined surroundings such as the home, office, or kitchen that can be treated as uniform in terms of stressor concentration.